"...that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in Me and
I am in You, may they also be in Us, so that the world may
believe that You have sent me. The glory that You have
given Me I have given them, so that they may be one, as
We are one, I in them and You in Me, that they may become
completely one, so that the world may know that You have
sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me."
(John 17:21-23)
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About Us
| A Lutheran Church in the Evangelical Catholic Tradition |
| A Lutheran Church in the Evangelical Catholic Tradition |
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| Christ Lutheran Church - ALCC Historic St. Paul's Chapel 1505 Crownsville Road, Crownsville, MD 21032 Church Office: 237 Chatham Lane, Annapolis, MD 21403 Tel: (410) 268-1858, Fax: (410) 268-1858 E-mail: info@christalcc.org |
Christ Lutheran Church is "a Lutheran Church in the Evangelical
Catholic Tradition" - what does that mean?
Today, on a global perspective, all Christian churches generally fall
into one of three groups: Protestants, Roman Catholics, and Eastern
Catholic Tradition" - what does that mean?
Today, on a global perspective, all Christian churches generally fall
into one of three groups: Protestants, Roman Catholics, and Eastern
Orthodox. The split between
Roman Catholicism (the
Church in the West) and
Eastern Orthodoxy (the Church
in the East) has occurred in the
year 1054. The Church in the
West was further split apart as
a result of the Reformation in
the 16th century. Today, there
are more than 22,000 Christian
denominations in the world.
This terrible division is
confronted and challenged by
Christ's words, spoken the
night before He died:
Roman Catholicism (the
Church in the West) and
Eastern Orthodoxy (the Church
in the East) has occurred in the
year 1054. The Church in the
West was further split apart as
a result of the Reformation in
the 16th century. Today, there
are more than 22,000 Christian
denominations in the world.
This terrible division is
confronted and challenged by
Christ's words, spoken the
night before He died:
Growing harmony between West and East:
Pope John Paul II and the Romanian
Orthodox Patriarch Theoctist wave to the
crowd after an Orthodox Mass in Bucharest
in 1999
Pope John Paul II and the Romanian
Orthodox Patriarch Theoctist wave to the
crowd after an Orthodox Mass in Bucharest
in 1999
The signing of the Joint Declaration
on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ)
in 1999 marked a major milestone in
Lutheran - Roman Catholic relations.
on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ)
in 1999 marked a major milestone in
Lutheran - Roman Catholic relations.
When Father Martin Luther, an
Augustinian monk, a priest and
professor of theology in 16th
century Germany started the
process that became a movement
of global proportions, he was well
aware of Christ's wish for unity. In
the early stages of the Reformation,
Luther could not anticipate that his
(and others') ideas would lead to a
further split of the Church. He did
not intend a split or the beginning of
a new church. He wanted to reform
the church and free it from doctrinal
errors.
Augustinian monk, a priest and
professor of theology in 16th
century Germany started the
process that became a movement
of global proportions, he was well
aware of Christ's wish for unity. In
the early stages of the Reformation,
Luther could not anticipate that his
(and others') ideas would lead to a
further split of the Church. He did
not intend a split or the beginning of
a new church. He wanted to reform
the church and free it from doctrinal
errors.
Lutheran Evangelical Catholics stress the fact that Luther's intention
was merely to "repair what was broken". They consider themselves
"Catholics in exile" who live in a temporary separation from their mother
church, the Roman Catholic Church. They actively pursue Christ's wish
for unity, working towards a visible union with the Church and the
Bishop of Rome. They want to bring the good fruits of the Reformation
home to the shared table. They realize that all three churches, the
Protestants, the Roman Catholics, and the Eastern Orthodox have to
bend, in order to become one again, and they want to do their part. They
realize that love and humility are the keys to unity. They focus on that
which unites us, rather than that which divides us.
More detailed information about our congregation is provided through
the links on the left and right sides of the screen.
was merely to "repair what was broken". They consider themselves
"Catholics in exile" who live in a temporary separation from their mother
church, the Roman Catholic Church. They actively pursue Christ's wish
for unity, working towards a visible union with the Church and the
Bishop of Rome. They want to bring the good fruits of the Reformation
home to the shared table. They realize that all three churches, the
Protestants, the Roman Catholics, and the Eastern Orthodox have to
bend, in order to become one again, and they want to do their part. They
realize that love and humility are the keys to unity. They focus on that
which unites us, rather than that which divides us.
More detailed information about our congregation is provided through
the links on the left and right sides of the screen.
Our Calendar:
Our Calendar:
| To see what's coming up, click on the calendar. |
This Sunday at 1 p.m.,
afterwards Coffee Hour
Sacrament of
Reconciliation half an
hour before Mass or
by appointment
afterwards Coffee Hour
Sacrament of
Reconciliation half an
hour before Mass or
by appointment